Abrams imprint: 1041 books
Florence Foster Jenkins
The Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
"Probably the most complete and absolute lack of talent ever publicly displayed." —Life MagazineMadame Jenkins couldn't carry a tune in a bucket: despite that, in 1944 at the age of 76, she played Carnegie Hall to a capacity audience and had celebrity fans by the score. Her infamous 1940s...
Elvis Has Left the Building
The Death of the King and the Rise of Punk Rock
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
“An interesting look at how 1977 marked the explosion of punk alongside this heartbreaking (though not altogether surprising) loss of a legend” (USA Today).
In the late 1970s, punk music was setting out to destroy everything Elvis Presley had come to represent. But punk couldn’t destroy The...
The Moderns
Midcentury American Graphic Design
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
In The Moderns, we meet the men and women who invented and shaped Midcentury Modern graphic design in America. The book is made up of generously illustrated profiles, many based on interviews, of more than 60 designers whose magazine, book, and record covers; advertisements and package designs; posters;...
by Eddie Trunk
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
In the much-anticipated sequel to the bestselling Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, Trunk picks up where he left off by featuring 35 new bands, both legendary and forgotten, and sharing his passion for all things metal. Complete with his favorite playlists, band discographies, memorabilia,...
by Tim Blanks
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
Anna Sui is one of New York’s most beloved and accomplished fashion designers, known for creating contemporary original clothing inspired by spectacular amounts of research into vintage styles and cultural arcana. She is especially famous for her textile prints. Sui joined New York’s intensely...
How to Lose a Marathon
A Starter's Guide to Finishing in 26.2 Chapters
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
In How to Lose a Marathon, Joel Cohen takes readers on a step-by-step journey from being a couch potato to being a couch potato who can finish a marathon. Through a hilarious combination of running tips, narrative, illustrations, and infographics, Cohen breaks down the misery that is forcing yourself...
Black Elk's Vision
A Lakota Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Told from the Native American point of view, Black Elk’s Vision provides a unique perspective on American history.
From recounting the visions Black Elk had as a young boy, to his involvement in the battles of Little Big Horn and Wounded Knee, as well as his journeys to New York...
Kirby
King of Comics (Anniversary Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Jack Kirby created or co-created some of comic books’ most popular super heroes, including Captain America, The X-Men, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, The Mighty Thor, Darkseid, and The New Gods. More significantly, he created much of the visual language for fantasy and adventure comics. There were...
by Doug Palladini
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
A celebration, chronicle, and must-have for Vans sneakers fans, Vans: Off the Wall offers vivid photography and the compelling story of a casual canvas shoe and a DIY spirit that helped turn pop culture inside out. This updated edition, published to coincide with the brand’s 50th anniversary,...
In Search of the Miraculous
Or, One Thing Leads to Another
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
The iconic graphic designer presents “a self-analysis of his creative process . . . [in] arguably his proudest accomplishment” (The Atlantic).
Milton Glaser is perhaps the most celebrated graphic designer in the world. As a young man, he read a phrase that stayed with him through his life:...
by Paul Levitz
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Will Eisner (1917–2005) is universally considered the master of comics storytelling, best known for The Spirit, his iconic newspaper comic strip, and A Contract With God, the first significant graphic novel. This seminal work from 1978 ushered in a new era of personal stories in comics form that...
With Nails
The Film Diaries of Richard E. Grant
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1999
The star of the cult classic Withnail and I offers “a refreshing combination of comedy, confession, and coruscation” in this memoir of the movie business (Kirkus Reviews).
Richard E. Grant’s acting career has included memorable roles in some of Hollywood’s most critically acclaimed...
by Lynn Goldsmith
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
The story of rock lives in Lynn Goldsmith’s photographs. After coming of age in the Midwest in the tumultuous 1960s, she crashed the music scene in New York and emerged as one of its leading image-makers. She chronicled Bruce Springsteen’s passage to glory, the Rolling Stones’ legendary stadium...
I Want to Be Her!
How Friends & Strangers Helped Shape My Style
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
I Want to Be Her! is part memoir and part illustrated fashion guide, written by one of fashion’s most accessible, trusted, and inspiring writers. Andrea Linett, the cofounder of Lucky magazine, shares her personal story of growing up and finding her way to fashion, and the figures who guided her...